WEBVTT 00:00:00.320 --> 00:00:08.880 These questions, what's the difference between a Zeon and a Core i5 or Core i7 00:00:05.759 --> 00:00:11.440 processor? Is a Zeon good for gaming? 00:00:08.880 --> 00:00:16.560 They have been asked and answered a thousand times. But the reason people 00:00:14.160 --> 00:00:20.320 keep asking is that there's a lot of misinformation in the answers that are 00:00:18.400 --> 00:00:25.560 floating around out there. So, let's address it here once and for all. 00:00:29.760 --> 00:00:35.760 With the purchase of a qualifying Intel processor, SSD, or Knuck, you could 00:00:33.680 --> 00:00:39.760 instantly win an Intel gaming jersey and be entered in the draw for the ultimate 00:00:37.360 --> 00:00:44.399 system. Click now to learn more. Myth number one: Zeons and consumer CPUs 00:00:42.559 --> 00:00:48.640 don't work with the same motherboards. They're not intercompatible. This used 00:00:46.480 --> 00:00:53.520 to be true when Zeons were actually made for completely different sockets, but 00:00:50.960 --> 00:00:57.520 it's no longer the case. Nowadays, it's up to the motherboard manufacturer to 00:00:55.440 --> 00:01:01.840 implement support. And in many cases, it's possible to install a Core i7 on a 00:00:59.840 --> 00:01:07.280 workstation board or server board or a Xeon processor in a consumer board. But 00:01:04.799 --> 00:01:11.760 certain CPU features like overclocking on a workstation board or ECC memory 00:01:09.520 --> 00:01:17.439 support on a consumer grade board may not be validated. Myth number two, Xeons 00:01:15.119 --> 00:01:22.400 are inherently better for 3D rendering and consumer CPUs like Core i7s are 00:01:19.759 --> 00:01:29.119 inherently better for gaming. While in some cases this will be valid, for 00:01:25.439 --> 00:01:32.240 example, this $2,500 12 core behemoth of 00:01:29.119 --> 00:01:35.680 a Zeon will not handle gaming as well as 00:01:32.240 --> 00:01:38.079 this $350 quad core Core i7 because 00:01:35.680 --> 00:01:44.320 gaming favors fewer faster cores compared to many slower ones. However, 00:01:41.439 --> 00:01:48.159 in cases where a Core i7 and a Zeon can be found based on the same micro 00:01:46.399 --> 00:01:52.720 architecture with the same basic specifications, they should in theory 00:01:50.320 --> 00:02:00.479 perform exactly the same. But theories are just theories, right? So, I handed a 00:01:54.880 --> 00:02:02.880 Zeon E3 1276V3 and a Core i7 4790 nonK 00:02:00.479 --> 00:02:07.360 over to Luke to find out if their performance, other than support for ECC 00:02:05.920 --> 00:02:12.879 memory on the Xeon and a couple of consumercentric features on the Core i7 00:02:09.520 --> 00:02:14.879 is any different. And 00:02:12.879 --> 00:02:19.120 they're pretty much the same. You'll see that the Xeon wins by kind of very small 00:02:17.120 --> 00:02:22.879 amounts on average. That's probably due to a bidding process more than anything. 00:02:21.360 --> 00:02:27.040 There's a bit of overlap on the binning for i7s and zeons, but this could be a 00:02:24.879 --> 00:02:31.680 fairly high bin Zeon and a fairly average i7. 00:02:29.200 --> 00:02:36.480 That's that's kind of about it. Fairly anticlimactic. Anyways, back to you, 00:02:33.760 --> 00:02:41.040 Linus. Okay, so then why do zeons exist at all? Well, for starters, they have 00:02:38.720 --> 00:02:45.599 ECC memory support, which reduces the chances of a memory error occurring that 00:02:43.680 --> 00:02:50.319 can harm data integrity or system stability for missionritical systems 00:02:47.760 --> 00:02:54.400 that cannot crash. And along those lines, like other workstation and server 00:02:52.160 --> 00:03:00.640 grade components, they are indicated for 247 operation. But that's not all. Even 00:02:57.920 --> 00:03:05.840 though we can find Xeons with the same specs as Core series CPUs sometimes, the 00:03:03.360 --> 00:03:09.519 Xeon lineup also contains many additional products with specialized 00:03:07.920 --> 00:03:13.040 features that are not available to consumers, usually because they simply 00:03:11.519 --> 00:03:17.360 don't need them. So why bother spending money on them? For starters, along with 00:03:14.879 --> 00:03:23.519 that ECC memory support, some Zeons support massive amounts of memory per 00:03:20.159 --> 00:03:25.680 CPU and larger onchip data caches, which 00:03:23.519 --> 00:03:29.440 will dramatically affect performance in certain workloads, especially very 00:03:27.360 --> 00:03:33.440 repetitive ones. There are also many Xeons available, not only with 00:03:31.040 --> 00:03:37.760 additional processing cores for running lots of virtual machines on a single box 00:03:35.760 --> 00:03:42.319 or for big performance boosts and workstation or server workloads, but as 00:03:40.480 --> 00:03:48.560 you move up the product stack, you'll find ones that can have two, four, or 00:03:44.480 --> 00:03:51.280 even more CPUs in a single machine for 00:03:48.560 --> 00:03:55.920 when a single multi-core CPU still isn't enough. And then finally, Xeons being 00:03:53.840 --> 00:04:01.760 targeted at specialized customers like data centers who are less concerned with 00:03:58.319 --> 00:04:04.319 the cost of a CPU and more concerned 00:04:01.760 --> 00:04:08.239 with the higher cost of the rack space and electricity being used to support it 00:04:06.239 --> 00:04:12.080 over a long period of time. They are available in configurations that are 00:04:10.000 --> 00:04:16.560 designed to deliver optimal performance per watt and per unit volume compared to 00:04:15.040 --> 00:04:21.359 consumer chips where the assumption is most of the time they'll be the only CPU 00:04:18.239 --> 00:04:23.919 in the room anyway. So in conclusion, 00:04:21.359 --> 00:04:30.800 Xeons are different from Core series processors, but only if they are 00:04:27.440 --> 00:04:33.600 different for your workload. It's not 00:04:30.800 --> 00:04:38.560 about which one is the best. It's about the right tool for the job. So picking 00:04:36.479 --> 00:04:42.800 the wrong one won't make your PC explode. So that's good to know. But 00:04:40.720 --> 00:04:46.880 there's no need to pay a premium or give up consumer-friendly features like 00:04:44.560 --> 00:04:51.840 overclocking to buy a Zeon if you're just going to edit videos on your PC 00:04:49.120 --> 00:04:55.680 from time to time. However, in cases where you need something not available 00:04:53.680 --> 00:05:00.000 to consumers, it's also important to realize that consumer grade chips are 00:04:57.680 --> 00:05:04.240 just the tip of the iceberg in terms of what's available out there. Speaking of 00:05:02.320 --> 00:05:08.240 what's available out there, do I ever have something awesome for you guys? 00:05:06.080 --> 00:05:14.400 Oops, it's backwards. from our friends at Chiro Power. They just released their 00:05:11.120 --> 00:05:17.120 new flagship portable battery bank at 00:05:14.400 --> 00:05:23.759 noon today, the Energy Plus, which features a very high capacity of 12,000 00:05:21.520 --> 00:05:28.400 milliamp hours while still maintaining a thin and actually surprisingly light 00:05:26.160 --> 00:05:32.639 form factor. I mean, look at this thing. 12,000 00:05:29.919 --> 00:05:37.919 milliamp hours. That's insane. 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